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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26
The Governors PIlghted Faith.
Paris Tribune.1

"0ver the grave of dead and buried
trust no resurrection note can ever
sound like bugle amid the dewy hills
to call the sleeper from his couch.
Once dead it is dead forever. God pity
the people who have wept at such a
death-bed."
But Gov. Taylor seduously avoided
speaking out then what he knew the
boneand slnew OF Tennessee Democracy
to be against, but no sooner was he
installed into office and had donned the
executive robe than he, forgetful oil the
pledges he had made 10 the people, and
the promises OF good faith made the
Democratic party, like a treacherous
Malone, has proven himself unfaithiul
to the trust reposed and unloyal 10 The
toiling voters who placed him in cffife.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26


he concludes that the tobacco grower
ought to be willing to wait awhile till
other producers are also relieved OF
this oppressive iron tax, amounting as
above stated to the not altogether in
comprehensive sum OF twenty.three
cents to each producer, using the num-
Der otplows allowed named, full sup
ply to each field hand.
In the interest Of truth and jus tice
we would ask, what producer, other
than the tobacco producer has his pro-
duct taxed? Go over the whole list OF
productions grown from the Bay Of
Fundy to Attose pass and from the
roaring Niagara to the placid Rio
Grande and not one other production
than tobacco bears the insignia OF gov
eminent spoilation. Is it not clear
then thatafte this government theiy-
ing from the tobacco grower shall haye
been stopped, that then, and not till
then, will his products be placed on
equality with all other products. Even
the Courier Journal acknowledged
that any tax restricts consumption, and
the testimony Of manufactures of to-
bacco established the truth OF that fact
as applying with force to tobacco, say
they, that every time the tobacco tax
has been lessened the annual consump-
ticn has enlarged fifteen per cent. Then
as experience demonstrates that to-
bacco has been more largely consumed
after each reduction of the .ax, not
withstanding that the tax still on it is
sufficient to confne its manufacture in
the hands of wealty monopolists whose
wholesale prices exact about seventy
five cents pound on an average from
the consumers, what incre ,sed con-
sumption might be expected, when the
tax on it shall, have been removed, and
the poor consumers of the cotton states
who now can only get with their scant
means, about half supplies will be able
to buy the comforting chew to their
satisfaction? Will twenty five per cent
cover the increased consumption? No
thllty-three per cent will be the mini
nun increase and with it the tobacco
growers will get three dollars hun
/ Edred more for their tobacco than now,
decrease in production, which on twen-
ty-iive hundred pounds would save to
each tobacco grower not only twenty
three cents but seventy-fve dollars
more for the product of each hand a
year, and though the consumers con-
sumed third more than now, cs they
would buy it for about half OF what they
now pay for il, their expenditures for it
would be sixty-.wo millions less than
now. There being two hundred and
twenty millions of pounds consumed
now at an average OF seventy-fve cents a
pound, the consumers pay for it one
hundred and sixty-eight million, seven
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
whereas the tax being removed they
could consume 2cj0l0O00 pounds at
thirty-six Gems, on an average, and
then not expend IS much for tobacco
as now by $4,000 %, which increased
consumption would re sonably give the
tobacco producer on active market at
eight cents all around, where's now he
has sluggish market at five cents, for
select crops, and thus placed in the
hands of the toiler in the tobacco patch
$l5,000,0O0 more annually and at the
same time allow the handsome profit
of fifty per cent to the manufacture.
A. j. w.
Concluded next week.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

"YoU can always tell man who hrs
once been clerk in a hotel" /" says an
exchange. Our experience has always
been that you can't tell him much, he
knows it all.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26
The Tobacco Tax.
By our Trenton Correspondent.


Few days ago we asked the distin-
guished editor of the Courier-J ournal
how it comes that, since he lives in the
great tobacco sta'o, Kentucky, and since
he acknowledged and argued that tax
on any article diminished its consump-
ton, and since diminished consump-
ton OF any article decreases the price of
it to the producer, and since all tax on
incomes and bank checks has been re-
pealed, and since after the tobacco tax
shall have been repealed, still there
would remain sixty million OF surplus
revenue flowing annually into the Uni
ted States tre"s sury. He in the face of
the depression now on the Kentucky
tobacco grover advocates the continu-
ance OF any tax on tobacco.
The Courier Journal in the issue of
Feb. 1st, says: "Any tax restricts con-
sumption to a certain extent and the
taxes on whisky and tobacco are no ex-
ception to the rule. The Courier,J Jour
nal opposes rny interference with the
internal taxes because there are other
taxes which bear more heavily on the
tobacco grower himself, than does the
tobacco tax, and the clamor for the re-
peal comes not from the tobacco grow
er but from men who are by the tariff
robbing the producers Of the county Of
millions annually. In 1886 the tobacco
tax yielded twenty-seven millions, in
1882 it yielded forty seven millions.
Here is reduction that it seems to us
should make the tobacco planter pa
tlent until other producers have equal
rnliaf -
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-02-26

"But if the tex does restrict consump-
ton, then, es nearly one half of the re-
striction has been removed, the tobacco
grower should be willing to wait awhile.
particularly as he, in common with all
others, is concerned in the tariff"
Then having quoted the import s'q-
tistics of pig iron in 1856, he remarks,
"by the repeal of the tobacco t'x the
government pays twenty-seven millions
for only twenty-seven millions relief for
the people, by a repeal of the TX on
pig iron it could get forty millions of
relief at cost of two millions"
We have endeavored to quote him
fairly and fully, for his and our object
should be to reason justly end having
so counseled to urge the people to de-
mand equitable legislation.
None familiar with the cstuteness Of
the editor of the Courier Journal and
his aGroitness in pressing to the front
the most powerful argument in sup
port OF the side he chooses on anv
measure Of public policy, will for nc
ment doubt his ability in these regards,
to be equal to that of the mostgiited de-
batter In the land. He refers to the iron
tax as more bprdensome to the tobacco
grower himself, than is the tobacco
tax. Let us investigate this proposition.
The tobacco grower buys iron and
pays the tax of six dollars and seventy
two cents on every ton he buys of it
Well that is at,x, but lets see how
many tons o! iron the tobacco grower
uses annually. To cultivate his tobac-
CO crop he would require a double
shovel plow, one-hor~e turning plow
and two-horse turning plow. How
much will the iron on all these weigh
and how often will the tob.cco grower
have to buy them The iron ndwiH not
weigh over two hundred pounds, and
even under wGsteful arrangement, "a
to weather exposure, will not have to
be purchased only every three or four
years, but if not Il ed in cultivation O.
corn and wheat or cotton or other crops
than the tobacco crop made bya tobac-
co grower and properly sheltered this
supply OF plows would l. twenty years.
However granting the necessity of a
triennial purchase-how many pornds |
OF iron would the tobacco grower have
to buy annually? How much tex each
pound about one-third of a cent
pound, OF about twenty-three GEMS a
year. Then as the CourierJournal |
would in the excellency of his judg-
ment and benefcence toward the to-
bacco grower, shield him from the an
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-23

the various parts are bound together with
rawhide thongs or fastened with iron wood
pins. | don't know " h-th'.r the iron wood
us<-i j. tie same as We find IN the ates, but
do know 1t Is very hard, tough wood, ami
that the carts made 10y the Bois Brules of
Manitoba last about long as any farmers
Fart III New England No. they wouldn't
last so long here, on hard roads
who Are the Bois Brule>! Well, thev
call themselves natives but the whites up
there call them halfbreedS and Bob Rulys
They are descended from the Scotch trappers
of the Hudson Bay company, and are brown
in color hence the French term, bois brules,
signifyIng burnt wood.
They harness a single OK "a one of these
carts and II serves for every purpose to which
a wheeled conveyance can he put. These
carts are also used by the ChipI-ways and
the Swampy Crees of Manitoba and Dakota." ="
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-23

Ne yu>t Cirppea nin up ie'-Tr-iY, i".lsoi out
his backbone and teeth f"g souvenirs, and
tossed his deSpISed remains nverbosrd to feed
his poor relations with. Ii is thus that tastes
differ
The next night about midnight | was
awakened from INV sleep hy remarkable
war of w0ri> a few feet distant along star
board ami>hipS. Startled by a glare Of
light from rhe same direction. hastily arose
and found cur captain in his night shirt,
drawers rubber sho--> aud suu'weStsr hat.
s.riding up and down the Schnoner'S side.
tr-m' ling with rage. putting AT his pipe
wildly. and swearing a ] had never heard
him l,-forr ! saw he WAS carrying some
bulky object in his hand and "a moment later
| SAW HIM turn and hull tins dark object
down toward here the light came from. and
heard t strike with a loud thwack and
smack n if upnu "a boats bottom Then he
swure some more. ami eloqurntly Gaming
the vessels si. ! saw a common yawl boat,
wtti u fariug CreSset AT the prov, a 40
pound woman N the stern and lno pound
man al the oars Tn, woman was a relvnn,
the man a. the husbands Of heliyonS always
area broken reed. She was bare armed.
bare headed and bare legged He WAS mutti'ri
She had dozen or more hairy moes pro
truding from the greasy wrinkles OF
her face. The mans Countenance was
like ancient parchment strained over
parcel of bones. THIS pretty pair solely
occupied Double Shot Head KevS and kept
the lighthouse there Tn. English govern
ment. henefcently taking cognizance Of the
womans devili>h MATURE. had set the couple
out here in this endless isolation, but they
were still irrepreSsible under the womanS
canny prowesS The yellow light from their
stormy home shot at Us from few miles dis
tapce over on our port quarter, and l learned,
when our indignant captain had quieted
somewhat, that they were known the seas
over as the most colossal beggars IN the
oceans history; that they lay in wait for
every vessel passing north and south: and.
after hooking on would trance this wav
for miles. begging and hullyIng for anything
they might whreile or force from the ships
stores-on this occasion the tribute being the
toughest old piece of corned beef the cook
could rake out Of the barrel with the shark
hook
By the next midnight the great light on the
tower of MOrro Castle dImly sighted, at
dawn the grim headlands along the north
shores of Cuba were clearly visible and soon
We're III fine view. though laboring
through tn mrniouS sea. of the strange and
quaint city of Havana, the gay, winsorne
titles pearl EDGAR L. WAKEMAN.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-23

~ ''"irA., - ~ui"'r"r. ,me ,,'r 81 pair'.-.
the authorized birthplace of Nj. e Column.
bus who discovered America but who failed
10 get patent on 1t until A Nespucius esq
had filed a Cav-st and shut him out forever.
IL was rough on Columbus, but DELAYS are
dangerous. and he should not have neglected
ms opportunities
Genoa being purely commercial city nov.
though 1t has record hard to beat in other
lines, We did not do much sight seeing except
to gaz- NJ the outside Of two or three DOZEN
palac-S, take IA few offhand lessons in Geno-
es,.-ltalian ana visit the graveyard, ur Cam
y" SAINT" they Catl it here This. 10y the
way. i the hand~"mest thing ln uecropol
itan architecture / ever saw Nearly all the
bodies ar placed m pigeon holes ia the
wall instead Of underground and there are
cnlunuai.S and corridors and beautiful nonu-
ments. until the eve grows weary and the
body sore. and one aln"St wishes that she
might lie down b-nearh this sculptural mar
hl,. and wait FOR Gabriel To wake her in time
to catch the early tram. MARY JANE.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-23

brewers held their convention i'll Baltimore re
Gently the mayor welcomed them with an all
dress that included history OF beer and all the
rsmidcations of that leverage When Csrdi-
nal Gibbons returned home. the mayor met
him at the railroad station and delivered pre-
pared speech OF greeting. At school com
m-ncements. soldiers encampments labor
meetings, picnics and all public occasions, the
mayor has been on hand with his speech He
has been more vouminous with his addresses
than Mayor Hewitt. Of New York, has with
his letters His Oratory is picturesque Vet
dignified and it abounds with the first per
son singular pronoun.
Mayor Hodges is self made man He en-
tered the dry goods trade and made for
tune. He still retains his business connec
tons. He is 65 years old. In 1873 he was
United States commissioner to the Paris eI
position, and while In France he delivered
number Of addresses upon political and com
merrlal questions. He has always beer more
or less prominent in Maryland politics, and
his name is mentioned that Of probable
candidate for the governorship of Maryland
this fall. During the past r:S.ith he has heeL
unusually busy making speeches in Balu
uIOre. ALrREp ANDERSON.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-23

The hanson cab Is rather new importa-
ton in America, though it has for many years
been the favorite cab in English cities, espe-
cially in London, where 1t originated. 1t is
sn easy thing 10 ride in, but one can
not but wonder how driver man
ages to keep his hn,s- under perfect control
from hls p-.r,'h over and t. the rear Of the
leather hond. Yet We rarely hear of acct
dents tn hansoms.
In some cities in this country standard
cabs are used instead Of hanSomS, but they
do not ride nearly easily. The standard
csh Is box on wheels with the door at the
back and the drivers seat in front.
c. b. ALLsToN
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-23

ert Garrett, wifeof MRS. ROBERT GARRETT.
the millionaire president of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. She has all the qualities OF Il
leader III ry-ariSfncratc birth, Il bright
mind. All excellent education, wealth with out
limit and generous hospitality. She is gra-
cous, digniiied and handsome Before her
marriage she was Mis-, Frck, and her family
is one Of the oldest and most eminent IN the
state Of Maryland. The Garrett mansion in
BaltImor. Is the finest in the state and it has
been the scene of several great social affairs
Mr.. and MIS- Garrett have also IA beautifui
summer residence near Baltimore a cottage
at Deer Park, and they pay frequent visits TO
northern capitals of society and position,
They make a trip every year 10 Europe and
move in the exclusive circles of London and
Paris. The portrait accompanying this is a
sketch of Cabinets picture, painted recently
in Paris.
No man in this country has made more
speeches since the fall OF 1885 than the Hon.
James Hodges. In November Of that wear
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-23

even in the dark days If tie Credit Mobilier
investigation. and while he WAS chairman Of
the noted Poland committee, newspaper
wit. managed to find in him some humorous
relief from the sad details of the evidence
He WAS born IN WtStfori, Vt, Nov |, ISIS,
was admitted to the practice Of law in 1886
and after filling some minor Offices
was made, in l>+s, one of the judges
of the supreme court of Vermont. In
lSD he was made chief justice; in
1865 he was appointed United States senator
TO fill ont the uneNpirtd term Of Hon jacob
Col!amer, and WAS atterward elected sue
c,.ssiveIy to the Fortietu, Forty first, Forty
second and Forty third congresses Then
came the great upheavalS of ls'2 II. and he
was refused denomination, the chief charge
against him b-ng that he mad voted foT the
increase in 'ongre-Smen's pay, commonly
called the salary grab. After some years re
trem-nt he WAS elected to the Forty eighth
congress, and at the end OF that term retired
permanently tu private life. He was sue
cessfUl in business and ut his death had been
FOR twenty Two years president of the St
Johnsbury bank.
illustrating the judges happy union Of
humor and simplicity this aneciote Is told:
While Ire was ''>tumping' Vermont in favor
OF prohibition he occasionally had cold milk
served on the stand for him instead of water
a practice the wagS took advantage of by
filling the pitcher with strong article Of
milk punch. He was IN the midst of all
eloquent speech when he paused to Quench
his thirst Filling the large glass TO the
brim he drained it before discovering the
trick. Then. turning a twinkling eye TO the
lpI, flt,>.4 he. >usnarf.l h..
claimed with deep emphasis, "Ye gods, what
a cow
A much more humiliaiing trick WAS PLAYED
on him many years age by Sam Ward. the
noted lobbyist Knowing that Judge Poland
would vote against claim in which he WAS
interested, and desiring to keep him away
from the house at the time. Ward hired IA
variety actor Ia make up" as an old Yer
mont farmer, 90 before the committee on
elections and charge the Judge with bribery
The latter terribly enraged and threat
ened tue sanderer, who coolly proposed II
duel next morning at the foot Of the Wash
ington monument But when the Judge and
his second reached the spot in the early morn
INK they found What seemed to b- the BODY
of the old farmer hanging 10 beam project
ing from the summit then 2iU feet high, and
n letter below III which the slsnderer con.
fe>s-i that his charges were FALSE made while
he was drunk, and that Oh becoming sober he
was 50 overcome with remorse that he had
determined on suicide. The coroner WAS
hastily summoned and the denouement may
be imagined. 1t was enough for Ward that
the bill allowing this claim passed the house
while Judge Poland was vindicating his
character OF course the exact truth OF this
story Is not vouchei for: but that it should
lie told and believed shows the current opin-
ion as 10 the Judges guilelessness.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-23

Cigarette smoking is doing more in
jury To the eyes than anything know
OF, said an optician recently to re-
porter.
smoking pipes or cigars is bad enough,
but there l. something in the paper with
which the cigarette is rolled that is very
injurious to the eyeSight. There are more
men and boys wearing glasses now than
have ever known before and attribute
il all Ia excess in tobacco smoking Nine
out Of ten Germans wear SpeCtaCles. They
are inveterate smokers New York
Mail and Express.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-23

Two skeletons dug ny several months
ago in a cave near the Orneau, in Belgium,
appear 10 belong 10 the oldest race Of
which any Distinct record exists. These
prehistoric individuals We're contemporary
with the mammoth, and inhabited the
country before the great ice age They
were short and thick set, with broad
shoulders, supporting long and narrow
head, with an extremely low fureLead-.
Arkausaw Traveller
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-23
Gen. Sherman's Emotional Nature,

Gen. Sherman Is one of the few intense
ly sympathetic men Of this cold age have
alluded to ways in which this characteristic
has been taken advantage of. but witnessed
n ~cene one day which illustrates this trait
without attendant imposition. A modest lit
tie lady the widow of ali officer who died not
long ago, called on the general to thank him
for efforts he had made in securing employ
ment for her daughter. The general greeted
her warmly, but would not listen 10 her
thanks he WAS happy in serving her lie said
But SO here, Mrs. s. he continued look
ing her sguare!y in the face, how are YOU
fixed. how much have you TO live on, tell Ine.
now"
The lady said with some confusion that she
received a pension, $2U n month.
And You have three children to support
Yes. adding that she hsi been trying
very hard to get government place, but had
not Succee,i-i.
The generals eyes rested IN her face, but
he seemed TO be looking into space Twenty
dollars II month, S2u month, 10 Col SIS
widow he repeated, abstractedly, the veins
in his forehead swelling and the corners OF
ni> mouth twit"hlng My God" he said as
he sprans TO his feet and dashed the tears
from HI, eyes. what is this couLtry coming
too man dies for II and they gise hs wife
and children <2U a month New York
Letter
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-23

Omaha Man, thought you went to St
Louis to start dime museumi
Snowman did, but all my savings were
swept away by the loss Of one curiosity.
A freak
Not exa tly. imported South African
king at great expense and got everything
started, when the man suddenly died"
~Consumptiont'
No; sunstroke Omaha World.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-23

PROFESSOR Y 'Rht'H and h.> mimi i a.
active a. IL ever was. 4 wear ur - ago his
finances were. rather umtaNorIhlr. hut rich
admirrr of his Kathleen NaNuuru--u' came
all the way from New Ori"ai> and settled
upon him comfortable annuity ~ "A token of
regard and appreciation. The old professor
is the father Ot twenty seven children, nearly
all OF whom are living MarN of his soils
and daug ht-rS are gTandfather> ami grand
mothers He laughugly observes that lac
does not know how many great graudrhll-
dren he has
Professor Crouch has had IA stormy and in
tereStIng career He was born ia London.
His family was III very humble circum-
stances, and the boy had to encounter the
di>fayor of IA Stepmuther His musical gifts
were put to USE very early. When only .
years of age he was earning s. week by
playing the violOncello at the Coburg theatre.
He got tired Of this and ran oh with "A travel.
ing theatrical company. AMI after Il variety
of experiences, whIrb nearly drowned him in
n canal and took him to Edinburgh when the
typhus fever was raging, he returned I" Lon
don and began life anew His rise was rapid.
He PLAYED ia concert music with such mas
tiers Verdi snd BellInl. He became n stu
dent at the Royal academy, and he was IN
frequent attendance at Buckingham palace
and Windsor castle On the death Of George
~ he Was commanded to attend the corona
ton of William ~ and Queen Adelaide He
was IN Queen AdeiaIdes private band. ana
when parliament, IN fit of reform, cut of
the appropriations for this band ha again be
came a wanderer. IL was while out Of EN-
ployment and out of money, because Of the
dishonesty of his business partners, that he
was wandering along the hanks Of the
Thames. He WAS IN poetIcal mood. and ~
the lines came from his mind they weSidei
themselves 10 music. The result WAS "kath-
leen Mav"urneen. Upon its publication lie
became famous and prosperous. By royal
command he attended the coronation of
Queen Victoria. He made profitable con.
tract with Il publishing house, and ap-
pointed musical critic OF The Metropolitan
Magazine, Of which Capt. Maryatt was then
editor
He came To America with Maretzek in 1919.
and he has remained here ever since He
taught music in Portland, Me, ami in Rich,
mond. Va. and n other cities. He fought
in the late war on the Confederate side. AT
ter the war he settled IN South Carolina and